The Extra Dimension

The Extra Dimension #53: Culture, Technology, and Epidemics Through History

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Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
  • Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus
  • 6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History - YouTube
  • Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll
    • 00:04:25 | Pubic Lice
    00:13:33 | Misdirected Blame
    00:18:01 | Cultural Adaptation
    • Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note | WIRED
      • 00:30:21 | Going Back to Old Ways of Dealing
      • Coronavirus and cities: 1918 pandemic’s lessons about urban life - Curbed
      • Lockdowns flatten the "economic curve," too
      • Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy - The New York Times
      • San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions.
        • 00:34:30 | New Technologies
        • Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis | Electronic Frontier Foundation
        • Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
        • 2 billion phones cannot use Google and Apple contact-tracing tech
        • Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms
        • How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe | Free to read | Financial Times
          • 00:41:25 | The Butterfly Effect
          00:43:51 | Cultural Context Creates Scenarios
          • xkcd: Pathogen Resistance
            • 01:06:29 | Outro
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              • Attributions
              • Inspired / Kevin MacLeod
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